Who's Who District Positions
The Who's Who List
2011-2012
JORDAN SCHOOL DISTRICT SPECIAL EDUCATION
| Administration | Position | Phone |
| Laura Finlinson | Administrator of Curriculum and Staff Development | 801-567-8362 |
| Beth Usui | Director of Special Education | 801-567-8374 |
| Julie Brown | Program Specialist, Special Education | 801-567-8200 |
| Fulvia Franco, Ph.D. | Program Specialist, Guidance Programs | 801-567-8390 |
| Teacher Specialists | District Office | |
| Laurie Anderson | School Assignments | 801-567-8068 |
| Katherine Manousakis | School Assignments | 801-567-8356 |
| Debbie Nigbur | School Assignments | 801-567-8329 |
| Janilee Taylor | School Assignments | 801-567-8024 |
| Behavior Specialists | District Office | |
| Alison Walker | Autism/Behavior Specialist | 801-567-8242 |
| Jenny Westcott | Behavior Specialist | 801-567-8358 |
| Behavior specialists consult with teams to provide behavioral interventions and strategies for managing challenging students. | ||
| GoalView/Technology | District Office | |
| Liz Ostler | GoalView Manager/Technology | 801-567-8254 |
| Induction Specialist | District Office | |
| Michelle Chavez | New Teacher Induction Specialist | 801-567-8295 |
| SLP/A Teacher Specialist | District Office | |
| Deb Luker | Speech-Language-Audiology/UAAACT | 801-567-8372 |
| Early Intervention/Preschool | Jordan Child Development Center at Kauri Sue Hamilton School | |
| Chris Giacovelli | Early Intervention/Preschool Specialist | 801-567-8507 |
| Debbie Ballard | Early Intervention | 801-567-8512 |
| Mary James | Preschool | 801-567-8506 |
| Special Placements | Kauri Sue Hamilton School | |
| Karen DeKramer | Special Placements/LRE Review Specialist | 801-567-8509 |
| Department Secretaries | District Office | |
| Debbie Fairbourn | Director's Secretary | 801-567-8177 |
| Amanda Hamblin | Special Education Department/SCRAM | 801-567-8176 |
JORDAN SCHOOL DISTRICT ITINERANT SERVICES |
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| Alternative Language Services | Auxiliary Services Building | |
| Lisa Robinson | Education Support Services Coordinator | 801-567-8235 |
| Toni Soeffker | Secretary, Contact Person | 801-567-8116 |
| Deborah Brey | Teacher Specialist, Elementary | 801-567-8306 |
| Myrna Broschinsky | Teacher Specialist, Elementary | 801-567-8307 |
| Patrick McGee | Teacher Specialist, Secondary | 801-567-8321 |
| Lisa Stillman | Bilingual Psychologist | 801-567-8318 |
| Brian King | Bilingual Psychologist | 801-567-8300 |
| Hilda Lloyd | Homeless/Migrant Outreach | 801-567-8308 |
| Mirsa Joosten | Outreach Translator | 801-567-8314 |
| Alternative Language Services (ALS) provides teams with information on how to proceed with special education referrals for “Students with a Primary or Home Language Other Than English” (PHLOTE) and “Students with Limited English Proficiency” (LEP). Other terms you may hear that are used in the ALS program are ESL (English as a Second Language) and ELL (English Language | ||
| Audiology | Kauri Sue Hamilton School | |
| Lynette Roper | Audiologist, Team Leader | 801-567-8505 |
| Robin Asmar | Audiologist | 801-567-8505 |
| Kathy Olympia | Audiologist | 801-567-8505 |
| Sue Corth | Audiologist | 801-567-8505 |
| Jenny Pedersen | Audiologist | 801-567-8505 |
| Audiologists provide pure-tone and impedance hearing screening tests, comprehensive audiological evaluations with known losses, and instruction in the use of hearing aids and assistive listening devices. | ||
| Augmentative Communication/UAAACT | Auxiliary Services Building | |
| Judy Roberts | Team Leader (shared) | 801-567-8421 |
| Julie Aegerter | Team Leader (shared) | 801-567-8421 |
| Barbara Dillman | UAAACT Assistant | 801-567-8652 |
| Augmentative communication specialists provide assessment and development of augmentative, alternative, and assistive communication systems for students who are non-speaking, or who are severely limited in their quality of speech or written language (e-mail: uaaact@jordan.k12.ut.us). | ||
| Health Services | Kaurie Sue Hamilton School | |
| Kris Johnson | Health Services Coordinator | 801-567-8516 |
| Kami Ridd | Health Services Secretary | 801-567-8515 |
| Azure Thompson | Outreach Secretary | 801-567-8508 |
| Terrie Bouck | Eligibility Specialist | 801-567-8520 |
| Motor Development Team | Auxiliary Services Building | |
| Melanie Canick | Occupational Therapist | 801-567-8639 |
| Michelle Clark | Occupational Therapist | 801-567-8638 |
| Rachel Giessing | Occupational Therapist | 801-567-8640 |
| Carol Shaughnessy | Occupational Therapist | 801-567-8642 |
| Kelly Wood | Occupational Therapist | 801-567-8641 |
| Becky Ahlberg | Physical Therapist, Team Leader | 801-567-8644 |
| Carrie Hoffmeister | Physical Therapist | 801-567-8645 |
| Laurie Larson | Adaptive P.E. Specialist, Team Leader | 801-567-8667 |
| Kamerie Cote | Adaptive P.E. Specialist | 801-567-8668 |
| Nancy Merrick | Adaptive P.E. Specialist | 801-567-8669 |
| The Motor Development Team provides consultative and direct services to teams serving students with physical and cognitive disabilities, enabling teams to provide access to a meaningful and appropriate educational experience for all students. | ||
| Nurses/Special Education | School Assignments | |
| Laura Johnson, RN | Office-Heartland Elementary School | 801-673-9820 |
| Niki (Park) Anderson, RN | Office-Elk Meadows Elementary School | 801-232-9822 |
| Special Education nurses participate with IEP teams in clusters and special schools for students with health care needs. Special Education nurses work with the district nurses to coordinate the development of healthcare plans, provide qualified interpretation of medical data and information, and train and consult with regard to student health care needs (i.e., catheterization, seizures, emergency care). | ||
| Teachers for the Hearing Impaired | Auxiliary Services Building | |
| Kerry Heywood | School Assignments, Team Leader | 801-567-8653 |
| Kim Russell | School Assignments | 801-567-8654 |
| Teachers for the hearing impaired assist students who are deaf or hearing impaired by consulting with school personnel in the students' home schools, and by providing students with hearing impairments with speech, language, and academic interventions. | ||
| Teachers for the Visually Impaired | Auxiliary Services Building | |
| Eileen Mauerman | School Assignments, Team Leader (shared) | 801-567-8658 |
| Nancy Smith | School Assignments, Team Leader (shared) | 801-567-8657 |
| Bryan Gerritsen | Orientation and Mobility Specialist | 801-567-8660 |
| Teachers for the visually impaired provide instruction, materials, and equipment for students who are blind, or who have limited vision. | ||
| Traumatic Brain Injury Team (TBI) | ||
| Shelly Savage | Team Leader, Riverside Elementary School | 801-565-7484 |
| Cassandra Romine | School Psychologist | |
| Susan Denney, RN | Nurse | |
| Sue Ollerton | Consultant | |
| The TBI team provides consultation services to teams that are working with students with head injuries. Technical support is available in areas such as student assessment, IEP development, identification of accommodation strategies, and program implementation techniques. | ||
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